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My thesis focussed on the development of a ground-based millimetre-wave observation system for Arctic atmospheric remote sensing:

Development of the instrument, observation technique, and data inversion scheme. Modelling of the atmosphere/instrument and simulation of measurement results. Current work involves applying my inversion scheme in the analysis of data from existing instruments.

· Volunteer tutor to high school students with Pathways to Education, Toronto

· Lab Demonstration to first year university students at NUI, Maynooth (2006/2007)

Professional Skills Development

· Completed a 6-week course in project management, aimed at implementing project management frameworks in research planning and scheduling, and leading to Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

· Completed a 12-week course for Teaching in Higher Education to improve my planning and effective communication, and in presenting and explaining my work to others.

Relevant Employment and Experience

September 08 - Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto

Present

· Involves teaching undergraduate students in a variety of environments such as laboratories, tutorials and student drop-in centres.

· Canadian Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Change (CANDAC) Workshop 2009

- Presentation title: A New Radiometer for Eureka

- Authors: N. J. Ryan, K. A. Walker

- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Date: November 2009

· Annual Geophysical Union (AGU) Joint Assembly 2009

- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Date: May 2009

Publications

Under review by co-authors

· Title: Characterization and simulation of a ground-based millimeter-wave observation system for Arctic atmospheric research

Authors:N. J. Ryan, K. A. Walker

Journal: To be submitted to the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer in April 2014

· Title: The effect of spectroscopic parameter inaccuracies on ground-based millimeter-wave remote sensing of the atmosphere

Authors:N. J. Ryan, K. A. Walker

Journal: To be submitted to the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer

Awards

Travel Grants

· CGCS (University of Toronto Centre for Global Change Science) Graduate Student Research Award in 2013 to fund a four-week research stay at the Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Kiruna, Sweden.

· Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program in Arctic Atmospheric Science, Industrial Partnership Program travel grant in 2011.

· Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program in Arctic Atmospheric Science, Industrial Partnership Program travel grant in 2011 to visit Virginia Diodes Inc. and NRAO (National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in Virginia, USA, for a technical research meeting.

· CGCS Graduate Student Research Award in 2011 to fund a four-week research stay at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Presentation Awards

· Award for best presentation at the NSERC CREATE Program in Arctic Atmospheric Science Symposium 2012, held in Toronto, Canada.

Teaching Performance

· David M. Harrison Teaching Award in 2012 for First Year Physics Practicals Learning Assistants.

Academic Performance

· Achieved a First Class Honours BSc from NUI Maynooth in 2007, finishing 2nd in a class of 30 students.

· Awarded an Entrance Scholarship to NUI Maynooth in 2003 - based on high school final marks.

Interests and Achievements

University: Co-Chair of the Student Organizing Committee for the CGCS (Centre for Global Change Science) Graduate Student Research Symposium 2012.

· Help choose, invite, and liaise with the speakers for the symposium.

· Attend general meetings to discuss union issues with representatives from other departments in UofT.

Co-Manager of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Soccer Team at UofT, 2010/2011

· Organise try-outs and choose the team members.

· Liaise between Intramural head office and SGS team members.

· Attend general meetings with managers from respective university teams to discuss league matters.

Member of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) Soccer Team at UofT, 2009-Present

· Compete competitively in UofT Intramural Leagues.

Member of NUI Maynooth Soccer Club, 2003-2006

· Competed in Fresher Intervarsity Championship, Ireland.

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